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guy44 · 05-03-2005, 08:36 PM

Well, this child doesn't have parents to pay for an abortion. She's a ward of the state.

But, and I could be wrong, I think pan's point is that if the government engaged in some of the actions I discussed in my earlier posts, general things like lower poverty levels, things that aren't necessarily only about abortion, then it is likely that abortions would decrease as well.

You know that teenage pregnancy levels are lower in the "blue" states than the "red" ones? It's not because of cultural reasons - just as it is silly to say that there is something inherent about black urban culture that results in high teenage pregnancy rates (thanks Rush, you drug-addled idiot), it is silly to say something like southern rural folk are culturally likely to have high teenage pregnancy rates - but rather because the south is poorer than the north. Improve any population's economic situation, you lower their teen pregnancy rates. Same thing with abortion.

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guy44 Somnabulist Location: corner of No and Where	Well, this child doesn't have parents to pay for an abortion. She's a ward of the state. But, and I could be wrong, I think pan's point is that if the government engaged in some of the actions I discussed in my earlier posts, general things like lower poverty levels, things that aren't necessarily only about abortion, then it is likely that abortions would decrease as well. You know that teenage pregnancy levels are lower in the "blue" states than the "red" ones? It's not because of cultural reasons - just as it is silly to say that there is something inherent about black urban culture that results in high teenage pregnancy rates (thanks Rush, you drug-addled idiot), it is silly to say something like southern rural folk are culturally likely to have high teenage pregnancy rates - but rather because the south is poorer than the north. Improve any population's economic situation, you lower their teen pregnancy rates. Same thing with abortion. __________________ "You have reached Ritual Sacrifice. For goats press one, or say 'goats.'"